Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore.
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May 24, 1918 - Cleveland Indians oitcher Stan Coveleski must have had one heck of an arm! In a marathon contest against New York Stan the Man seta a club record for the most innings pitched whn he completed 19 stanzas on the hill as the Indians beat the Yankees 3-2.
May 24, 1930 - New York Yankees' legendary slugger Babe Ruth had a week of baseball that players dream of as a kid. Big Number 3 homered in both sessions of a doubleheader with the Athletics as the beat Philadelphia A's 10-6 and then 11-1 inthe night cap. These base clearing blasts helped Ruth achieve the milestone of 9 HR's in one week! Talk about productivity with the stick!
May 24, 1964 - This day was truly filled with historic longevity! Number 3, Harmon Killebrew of the visiting Minnesota Twins launched the longest Home Run ever in Baltimore Memorial Stadium when his blast landed some 471 feet from home plate! The Orioles hung on in a thriller to 7-6 and win both games in the twin bill at the park that day, as they also prevailed in the matinee 2-0.
